Chronic Disease Directors Forum Webinars
The Chronic Disease Directors Forum Webinars (formerly First Thursday Webinars) support leadership and management capacity building for Chronic Disease Directors at State Health Departments nationwide. The webinars feature presentations on timely public health topics, leadership and management theory and practice, practice-based examples from state chronic disease and health promotion units, and more. Additionally, these webinars provide an opportunity for states to hear updates from CDC and from NACDD. Each webinar includes time for discussion and a question and answer period. The webinars are held in the beginning of the month, which is every first Thursday for most NACDD Chronic Disease Director members, at 3:00 p.m. ET for one hour.
2020 Schedule
- January 2020 — No Webinar
- February 6, 2020 — CDC NCCDPHP’s Vision and Direction
- March 5, 2020 — Rhode Island Health Equity Measures (rescheduled to June)
- March 26, 2020 — Special Edition: NACDD COVID-19 Response and Resources
- April 2020 — No Webinar
- May 7, 2020 — COVID-19 Response Discussion and TIPS 2020 Update
- June 4, 2020 — Rhode Island Health Equity Measures
- July 2020 — No Webinar
- August 6, 2020 — Funding for Community Development and Social Determinants of Health
- September 2020
- October 1, 2020
- November 5, 2020
- December 3, 2020
Note: Chronic Disease Directors Forum Webinars are not held in January or July.
Archived Webinar Recordings
2020
June 4, 2020
Rhode Island Health Equity Measures
Speakers:
John Robitscher, Chief Executive Officer, NACDD
Carol Hall-Walker, Associate Director of Health, Division of Community Health and Equity, Rhode Island Department of Health
Deborah Garneau, Health Equity Institute Director & Maternal Child Health Director, Rhode Island Department of Health
Tara Hylton, Chief of the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention, Florida Department of Health
May 7, 2020
COVID-19 Response Discussion and TIPS 2020 Update
Speakers:
John Robitscher, Chief Executive Officer, NACDD
Dr. David Hoffman, At-Large Board Member and Chair of Board Government Affairs Committee, NACDD
Dr. Karen Hacker, Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
Robin Scala, Health Communication Specialist, Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP, CDC
March 26, 2020
Special Edition: NACDD COVID-19 Response and Resources
Speakers:
John Robitscher, Chief Executive Officer, NACDD
Dr. David Hoffman, At-Large Board Member and Chair of Board Government Affairs Committee, NACDD
Marti Macchi, Senior Director of Programs, NACDD
February 6, 2020
CDC NCCDPHP’s Vision and Direction
Speakers:
Dr. Karen Hacker, Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
John Robitscher, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
Dr. Susan Kansagra, North Carolina Chronic Disease Director and NACDD Board President-Elect
2019
December 5, 2019
Building GIS Capacity for Chronic Disease Prevention
Speakers:
Melita Jordan, Senior Executive Service Director, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Services, New Jersey State Health Department
Stacy Campbell, Bureau Chief, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Jessie Fernandes, Section Supervisor, Asthma Control, Cardiovascular Health, and Diabetes Programs, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Dr. Ann Albright, Director, Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
November 7, 2019
Trends in State Policy
Speakers:
Liz Ruth, State Policy Analyst, NACDD
Monica Morales, Deputy Director, Center for Healthy Communities, California Department of Public Health
Sean Cucchi, Associate Director for Planning, Evaluation, and Legislation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), CDC
Dr. Brian King, Deputy Director for Research Translation, Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP, CDC
October 3, 2019
Telework Policy and Practice
Speakers:
Melissa Fahrenbruch, Program and Professional Development Team Lead, School Health Branch, CDC
Janae Duncan, Bureau Director, Bureau of Health Promotion, Utah Department of Health
September 5, 2019
Organizational Development: STate Activation and Response (STAR) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Webinar also includes a CDC update on e-cigarettes)
Speakers:
Dr. Karen Hacker, Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
Dr. MeLisa Creamer, ORISE Fellow, Office on Smoking and Health, CDC
Amber Lynn Mendiola, Non-Communicable Disease Bureau Administrator, Division of Public Health Services, Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Karen Girard, Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention Section Manager, Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
August 1, 2019
Health Equity and Leadership
Speakers:
Natalie Burke, President and CEO, CommonHealth Action
Laurie Schneider, Deputy Chief, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Dr. Lawrence Barker, Senior Scientist, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
June 6, 2019
Topics in Organizational Climate and Culture: Performance Improvement
Speakers:
Gina Febbraro, Planning and Improvement Consultant, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Steve Cramer, Chronic Disease Director, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
May 2, 2019
Opioids and Chronic Disease Prevention
Speakers:
Mark Kinde, Injury and Violence Prevention Section, Minnesota Department of Health
Audra Putt, Cancer Prevention and Control Section, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Dr. Jan Losby, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
March 7, 2019
Chronic Disease and Climate Change
Speakers:
Corinne Graffunder, Director, Office on Smoking and Health, CDC
James Crooks, Associate Professor, National Jewish Health
Clifford Mitchell, Director, Environmental Health Bureau, Maryland Department of Health
Allison Gost Breitenother, Program Manager, Maryland Climate Change Health Adaptation Program, Maryland Department of Health
Dr. Susan Kansagra, Chronic Disease and Injury Section Chief, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
February 7, 2019
2019 Priorities in Chronic Disease Prevention
Speakers:
Jeanne Alongi, Senior Consultant, NACDD
Dana Shelton, Acting Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
Gabriel Kaplan, NACDD Board President
2018
December 6, 2018
Mentoring Circles
November 1, 2018
NACDD Chronic Disease Directors’ Forum Updates and Feedback on First Thursdays
October 4, 2018
The Importance of Organizational Climate and Culture in Organizational Capacity
September 6, 2018
Social Media and Public Health
August 9, 2018
The Importance of Management and Administration in Building Organizational Capacity
June 7, 2018
Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy
May 3, 2018
The Importance of Partnerships and Relationships in Building Organizational Capacity
April 5, 2018
Root Causes and the Role of State Chronic Disease Directors and Introduction to Health Equity Council
March 1, 2018
Leadership as a Key Component to Organizational Capacity Building in Chronic Disease Units
February 1, 2018
Public Health Leadership & Practice Updates and Workforce Development as a Key Component to Organizational Capacity Building in Chronic Disease Units
January 11, 2018
Quarterly NCCDPHP Update; Looking Back and Forward (with emphasis on upcoming NOFOs in 2018)
2017
December 7, 2017
The Importance of Evidence Based Public Health in Organizational Capacity Building
November 2, 2017
Quarterly Updates and The Role of EHRs in Chronic Disease Prevention
October 5, 2017
Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention
September 7, 2017
Public Health Practice and Leadership: STAR
August 3, 2017
Performance Measures Recommendations and National Policy Landscape
June 1, 2017
Public Health Accreditation